The historical center of Goris is being restored within the framework of Local economy and infrastructure development program, co-financed by the Government of Armenia and with the help of World Bank loan. The project singled out 36 monuments and buildings of community significance of XIX-XX centuries, which are preserved examples of unique Goris architecture. The buildings of historical-architectural value of Goris are mainly two-storey, sometimes one-storey, with a basement, built on red lines. The yards and adjacent plots of land are located at the back of the buildings, which are built of local rough basalt stone, decorated with artistic plaster typical of Goris, also called "barkash". The buildings have open wooden balconies with wooden or metal bars, semi-arched openings of double doors and windows, made of polished stone, wooden gates, red sheet metal sloping roofs. The exterior facades of the old houses in Goris are distinguished by their simplicity and are in harmony with each other and with nature. Since ancient times Goris has been an administrative, commercial and handicraft center. That is why these buildings were, as the Chief Architect of Goris said “profitable houses”. The first floors were commercial, handicraft and service areas, the second floors were residential areas and guest houses. At present, the historical buildings of Goris are mostly in a deplorable condition. The works have started already within the program, and they include: replacing the roofs, doors and windows of these buildings, strengthening the buildings, the historic appearance of the facades, and restoring the balconies and wooden gates. The Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure informs that everything has been done and will be done to preserve the purity of the historical core of Goris: “The project for the restoration of the historical core of Goris was developed by "Mastara" architectural studio, discussed and approved by the Scientific-Methodological Council of Culture, Sports, Youth Affairs and the State Committee for Urban Development. Public discussions were also organized in Goris”. At the moment, according to the Chief Architect of Goris, 30% of the work has been done, but the result is already impressive and obvious. The program also envisages the reconstruction of the main streets adjacent to the historical center. The worn-out curbs of the pavements will be replaced with new basalt stones, the walkways of the central streets will be paved with basalt stones, restoring the former appearance, the bicycle lanes will be marked using different colors of stones, the street lighting columns will be changed, and all engineering networks will be reinstalled underground. The surface drainage and water supply systems will be renovated, the open drainage canals will be cleaned and restored. According to the work schedule, the reconstruction of historical core of the city will be completed in summer 2021.

This year Goris was declared the CIS cultural capital. The corresponding events started on the 7th of July. Naturally the international community's attention is focused on our historical city. According to RA Minister of Culture Lilit Makunts, "Goris was chosen because of its interesting architecture and coloring. More than 150 artists and officials from eight countries of CIS visited Goris these days.” The decision to make Goris a cultural capital was not surprising, for Goris is one of the rare cities, which has preserved its ancient architecture, through which the world will know its centuries-old history and culture, which is very important nowadays. The reconstruction project for the monument “Old Bells” (or The Bells) announcing the entrance of the city, is very symbolic within the frames of the program. This project became a reality thanks to the ideological and material support of community leader Arush Arushanyan, businessmen, philanthropists, as well as the Goris citizens. The monument Old Bells was reborn as a symbol of national traditions and values. The program is interesting in architectural aspect, and for the first time a monument of public importance was rebuilt on the site of a new building. It is important to remind, that this beautiful building of 1985 has become the visiting card of Goris by its architectural solution, helping to explore the city with its entire splendor. The monument symbolizes the mentality of local people. It is inseparable part of Goris. The idea of restoration of the monument, according to reconstructing architect Sevada Zakaryan, occurred in December 2017. Reconstruction works started in winter, but when Goris was announced as a cultural capital of the CIS countries, everything possible was done to finish the work in due time. It is noteworthy, that the construction works were carried out irrespective of weather conditions, which resulted in completion of the monument in three months! The reconstructed monument almost preserved its previous appearance. Its length is 35m, while the height of the biggest “mountain” is 16m. The monument has been reconstructed with porous stones of volcanic origin from Ishkhanasar Mountain, which the local people call “dead stone”. The structure's color solutions are in harmony with pink pyramidal rocks surrounding the monument. Reconstruction of the adjacent territories is underway now. Recently the construction process is in its second phase: a watchtower is built, from which a wonderful view to the city is opened. As the architect Sevada Zakaryan says, “There is an observation point on the mountain in front of the building, which is still to be built and possibly will be finished by the end of this autumn. This is not only a symbol built on Artsakh-Syunik highway, but also a recreation area.” The mountains surrounding the construction are covered with forests. Another 5-10 ha area will be tree-planted jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture. The project implementation has created a new field for investment programs. As the specialists say, there are already several investment proposals, and in case of their implementation the area will become one of the most attractive and liveliest places for tourism. Hopefully the tourism will develop along with national and cultural values. The monument Old Bells was destroyed in 1996, and in its place a new memorial was built, “Goris Bells”, which was not that valuable and unique from architectural point of view. That raised a wave of dissatisfaction among population of the region. Since then the restoration of Old Bells has always been a subject for discussion. Anyway, the reconstruction of Goris Bells is also vital from architectural, cultural and historical point of view, therefore, it would be right if the monument Goris Bells would also be restored.

As reported by press-center of Ministry of Territorial Administration RA, third class irrigation channels Akhlatyan and Goris and pumping station Vorotan-2 were put into operation in Syunik region on July 15. All restoration works were funded by "Millennium Challenge Account - Armenia." To restore the channels Akhlatyan and Goris were invested US$ 82 thousand and US$ 328 thousand respectively. It should be noted, that this two channels together can irrigate about 160 hectares of agriculture lands. The restoration budget of pumping station Vorotan-2 was about US$ 2. 228 million. According to the press-center of Ministry, "Millennium Challenge Account - Armenia" has already provided about US$ 2. 7 million to reconstruct irrigation infrastructure in Syunik region.